Sport: The Strength of Ten

Finland braced itself this week for an invasion. Planes and ships,
loaded to capacity, were already disembarking the advance guard of an
expected 40,000 foreign visitors to the Olympic Games at Finland's
capital. Helsinki's main boulevard, the Mannerheimintie, was lined with
store windows displaying the five-colored Olympic rings. In the 10
local newspapers, news of the imminent games almost crowded out the
G.O.P. convention in Chicago and the war in Korea. Some householders
were demanding, and getting, sky-high prices for bed & board.
Helsinki's restaurants hurriedly recruited an extra 2,500 helpers,...